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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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